All across America, university towns are thriving. Their skilled workforces and research activities draw in business investment, while their medical facilities and high quality of life attract residents from smaller rural towns.

The grease-eating microorganisms that power the turbines at the Great Neck Water Pollution Control District have snagged the district an Environmental Excellence Award from the state Department of Environmental Conservation.

TOKYO -- Nissan Motor Co.'s high-flying chairman Carlos Ghosn is to be dismissed after the company said an internal investigation found he under-reported his income by millions of dollars and engaged in other "significant misconduct."

The bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island says he is heading to the U.S.-Mexico border near Tijuana to assist the caravan of several thousand migrants from Central America who hope to apply for asylum.

David's Bridal is filing for bankruptcy protection but there is no danger for customers who have ordered dresses because operations are continuing as normal while the wedding and prom apparel retailer restructures, the private company said Monday.

TIJUANA, Mexico -- Hundreds of Tijuana residents congregated around a monument in an affluent section of the city south of California on Sunday to protest the thousands of Central American migrants who have arrived via caravan in hopes of a new life in the U.S.

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump isn't committing to a previous pledge to keep chief of staff John Kelly for the remainder of his term, part of widespread speculation about staffing changes that could soon sweep through his administration.

The company has been under intense scrutiny since June when the New York State Department of Public Service reported that employees looked to intentionally deceive regulators during 2016 rate hearings.

Presidents are often hailed in retrospect for what were condemned as failures while in office. The converse is true, too: victories in the Oval Office are frequently ephemeral. President Donald Trump may be the exception to many rules, but in this regard, he is conforming to the pattern of his predecessors.